Violence in South Sudan. Thousands have been killed and nearly 80,000 displaced internally in the civil war which is rapidly snowballing into a full-fledged ethnic conflict.
President Kiir belongs to South Sudan’s largest tribe, the Dinka tribe, while his deputy-turned-rival is from the Nuer tribe. The Army has been split along these tribal lines, with soldiers battling their own ranks and engaging in indiscriminate killing of civilians.
On December 19, the rebels attacked a U.N. base in Akobo, in the eastern Jonglei state, killing at least 30 civilians belonging to the Dinka tribe as well as two Indian peacekeepers the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).
Soldiers are fighting rebels in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. This town was taken over a week before by the army from rebel fighters. The United Nations and African Union are calling for an immediate end to the fighting in South Sudan.
President Kiir belongs to South Sudan’s largest tribe, the Dinka tribe, while his deputy-turned-rival is from the Nuer tribe. The Army has been split along these tribal lines, with soldiers battling their own ranks and engaging in indiscriminate killing of civilians.
On December 19, the rebels attacked a U.N. base in Akobo, in the eastern Jonglei state, killing at least 30 civilians belonging to the Dinka tribe as well as two Indian peacekeepers the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).
Soldiers are fighting rebels in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. This town was taken over a week before by the army from rebel fighters. The United Nations and African Union are calling for an immediate end to the fighting in South Sudan.
